Guillen, 36, has spent an increasing amount of time on the disabled list in the last four seasons. In a 14-year career for the Mariners and Tigers, he hit .285/.355/.443 with 124 home runs in 1,305 games. He was a three-time All-Star with the Tigers, garnering MVP votes in '04 and '06. The Venezuelan spent the bulk of his career at shortstop, but also logged innings at the other infield positions and left field. Baseball-Reference indicates he earned about $69MM in his career, which included a four-year, $48MM contract with Detroit. Guillen came up through the Astros' farm system, but was traded with Freddy Garcia and (eventually) John Halama to the Mariners for Randy Johnson at the July 1998 deadline.

Yes, that’s all – not the three all-star game appearances, the two seasons with MVP votes, or showing up huge in the playoffs (.978 OPS over 69 PAs in three years worth of playoffs). Excellent player, just couldn’t stay healthy. Weaver = Kevin Garnett…fake tough guy.

I hope to pick it up soon. I need some big league action it’s been awhile. I’m not in it this year, so looks like I will have to create me. Perhaps the “Road to the Show” will be a lot kinder to me, than reality…

At one time he was my favorite Tiger. In the lean years atleast. Will always remember last year showing up that A-clown Jered Weaver. Hated his brother and have no problem hating on him. Now come back, down the line, to the Tigers and be a great coach.

Had quite a career. I hope he enjoys his retirement. I’m sure somebody will offer him a coaching job if he’s interested in that.

Any word as to why he retired? Did he just decide he didn’t want to go through another season? Did somebody tell him he was unlikely to make the team? Did he get injured again? Report to camp and realize his heart wasn’t in it anymore? Just seems odd to sign a contract and then go “nah, nevermind” a couple weeks into Spring Training.

So will Weaver throw at any Tigers when he next faces them? No Magglio, no Carlos. It’s a good thing that was the last Tigers-Angels game in 2011: it might have been quite a spectacle if they’d played again the next day.

I know they’ve met plenty of times before. I meant that there’s already going to be tension between the teams and now you’re adding those two to the equation and things have the potential to get hairy. Nevermind, you missed the point. Go back to being bitter over Albert leaving.

I’m sorry but what was wrong with the bunt? I don’t get it. It’s a jitters job to get on base anyway he can. No
Player should ever just lay down and let their team be no hit. It would have been worse if he simply went up there hacking. Im not a tigers fan. I like verlander but I simply do not get it at all Erik did his job correctly.